Is this the future of controllers? Sony patents a 'buttonless' gamepad that could combat the 'drawbacks' of a fixed layout configuration

Sony's touchscreen controller patent could be used to combat the "drawbacks" of fixed button and stick configurations.

Sony could ditch the buttons on a future DualSense controller – PlayStation patent reveals all

PS6 could end up with one of the strangest game controllers in console history ...
The Verge

Hori’s Split Pad Pro for the Nintendo Switch gives you a real controller on the go

The $49.99 Split Pad Pro is exactly what it sounds like. Take a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, split it in two, and add Joy-Con rails to each side, and you’re pretty much there. It turns the Switch ...
Hackaday

button box

[Chris] is quite a serious racer, and needed four button boxes. He wanted to do this on the cheap, so he decided to build his first three boxes around the Zero Delay Arcade USB Encoder, a cheap ...